For the weight room freaks ......

For the weight room freaks ...... - What's u're bench ?....no tall tales

  • 0 to 50 lbs :I'm a walkin' noodle

    Votes: 132 49.4%
  • 50 to 100 lbs : I crush noodles

    Votes: 2 0.7%
  • 100 to 150 lbs : Almost an average Joe ?

    Votes: 9 3.4%
  • 150 to 200 lbs. :Look out Arnold , I'm on my way

    Votes: 21 7.9%
  • 200 to 250 lbs :I'm the Man !...Almost

    Votes: 33 12.4%
  • 250 to 300 lbs :I am the Man ! Wanna try me ?

    Votes: 33 12.4%
  • 300 to 350 lbs :I spend my whole paycheck on supplements

    Votes: 12 4.5%
  • 350 to 400 lbs :I spend my whole paycheck on 'roids

    Votes: 10 3.7%
  • 400 to 500 lbs :I'm a Freak of Nature

    Votes: 9 3.4%
  • 500+ lbs :Geez !

    Votes: 6 2.2%

  • Total voters
    267
I've been lifting since I was 19. Yup, that was a l-o-n-g time ago. smile.gif
At best when I was doing super squats at 410lbs (from an regular olympic weight bench stand) I was benching 350. Boy what poor form won't do to a guys lumbar spine. It does crush/squish/compromise/ and otherwise hurt the L3,4,5 discs nicely! mad.gif
At that point I was still a 34" waist and 255lbs but had to wear 38" waist jeans to get over my quads.
Started running a lot to stretch the erector spinae muscles and dropped 40lbs of water mass in about 2 months. Now I gotta keep up running to keep stretched so it's tough to gain size. I stick with moderate weight now 250-300 with good form. No more squats!
I'm pretty happy with my build now for an old guy with compromised discs, rotator cuff problems, bicep tendenitis and first grade shoulder separation though. blush.gif
 
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I used to bench____? I used to do this and I used to do that..... and everyones # gets higher and higher every year. tounge.gif

Let's see some pics!!!!!!! Or I'll assume your 300 actually 130!
 
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I used to bench____?  I used to do this and I used to do that..... and everyones # gets higher and higher every year.  tounge.gif  

Let's see some pics!!!!!!!  Or I'll assume your 300 actually 130!
And when i was in middleschool, I was benching 525lbs..... no shid. laugh.gif
 
I need to start lifting again... What do fellas recomend if I've been out of it for say 2-3 years?
 
I don't do alot of heavy lifting anymore  wink.gif . For bench pressing I start off at 190 x 10 reps, go to 225 x 10 reps and finish with 245 x 10 reps. Generally on chest and shoulder days I stay around the 245 to 250 lbs and no more muscle.gif

I let all the Young Studley Guys do all the Hernia work laugh.gif
 
Last time I one rep maxed I was at 375. Would say about a year and half ago. But problems with shoulder do not allow me to go all the way down to touch chest anymore. Usually stop with last set around 315x7 or 8 now.
 
yes...creatine is good but make sure u drink ur water or ur cramp up. if ur on the heavier side dont do it, It adds water weight and body bloat.
 
I tried it when it first came out ....seems to really help when U hit those flat spots on your max . Just adds that little extra to get you going again . Bad thing is , if U cycle it like you're supposed to , it gets real expensive .

Andro was a waste of money .....even though Mark McGuire swore buy it .:laugh:
 
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